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Tornado Warning 142, NWS Springfield, MO

June 4, 2008Maries County, Phelps County, Pulaski County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 1:12 AM CDT for Maries County, Phelps County, Pulaski County, Missouri. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2008, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Maries County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Pulaski County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1095 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1095 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-145 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
311 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KSGF 040613
TORSGF
MOC125-161-169-040700-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0142.080604T0612Z-080604T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
112 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

* AT 111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF IBERIA...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF   
  WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH. A TORNADO WARNING ALSO 
  REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY UNTIL 145 AM CDT. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF VIENNA BY 125 AM CDT.
  8 MILES NORTH OF ST. JAMES BY 150 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF BRINKTOWN AND VICHY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
159 AND 199.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF AVAILABLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

LAT...LON 3829 9165 3817 9164 3816 9154 3816 9153
      3779 9153 3778 9218 3802 9220 3802 9219
      3816 9219 3817 9220 3829 9219 3830 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 265DEG 43KT 3808 9216

$$

SCHAUMANN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 040631
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
131 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

MOC105-225-229-040645-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-080604T0645Z/
WRIGHT MO-WEBSTER MO-LACLEDE MO-
131 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR LACLEDE...SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER AND WRIGHT COUNTIES...

AT 126 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SLEEPER TO DRY KNOB TO DUNCAN TO FORDLAND...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH.
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HARTVILLE BY 140 AM CDT.
  MANSFIELD BY 145 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF MANES...LYNCHBURG AND GRAFF ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 117 AND 143.

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING 
WINDS...IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY 
FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3709 9307 3748 9282 3789 9263 3780 9255
      3786 9241 3771 9241 3764 9225 3729 9227
      3706 9255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 270DEG 43KT 3785 9236 3757 9241
          3729 9260 3710 9282

$$

BARJENBRUCH
000 
WWUS53 KSGF 040644
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
143 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

MOC125-161-169-040700-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080604T0700Z/
PULASKI MO-PHELPS MO-MARIES MO-
143 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR MARIES...
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND PHELPS COUNTIES...

AT 140 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR ROLLA...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH. PERSONS IN 
ROLLA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. JAMES BY 150 AM CDT.

THE TOWN OF ROSATI IS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THIS ALSO INCLUDES
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 159 AND 199.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF AVAILABLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

LAT...LON 3829 9165 3817 9164 3816 9154 3816 9153
      3779 9153 3778 9218 3802 9220 3802 9219
      3816 9219 3817 9220 3829 9219 3830 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 265DEG 43KT 3796 9173

$$

SCHAUMANN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 9:52 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningSGFVernon16 days
Jun 3, 10:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Morgan6 hr
Jun 3, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Newton, Vernon58 min
Jun 3, 11:14 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Jasper, Vernon46 min
Jun 3, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Morgan62 min
Jun 3, 11:31 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton44 min
Jun 3, 11:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFBarton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton and 1 more40 min
Jun 3, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFCedar, St. Clair, Vernon35 min
Jun 3, 11:50 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Morgan40 min
Jun 3, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFBenton, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair46 min
Jun 4, 12:02 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory and 2 more58 min
Jun 4, 12:13 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Miller47 min
Jun 4, 12:22 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Hickory, Miller38 min
Jun 4, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFLaclede, Phelps, Webster, Wright67 min
Jun 4, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMorgan38 min
Jun 4, 12:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Miller4 hr
Jun 4, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFChristian, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk25 min
Jun 4, 12:57 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFCamden, Miller, Pulaski48 min
Jun 4, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGFMiller29 min
Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningSGFMaries, Phelps, Pulaski3 hr
Jun 4, 1:59 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps46 min
Jun 4, 2:44 AM CDTTornado WarningSGFDent, Phelps15 min
Jun 4, 4:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningSGFBenton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Phelps and 1 more5 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.